Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Monhysterida > Suborder Monhysterina > Superfamily Sphaerolaimoidea > Family Sphaerolaimidae > Subfamily Sphaerolaiminae > Genus Sphaerolaimus

Sphaerolaimus balticus Schneider, 1906

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Sphaerolaimus*	Bastian, 1865	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Schneider, G. (1906). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der im Uferschlamm des Finnischen Meerbusens freilebenden Nematoden. Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 27 (7): 1-40.
basis of record	De Smet, G.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vanhove, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M. (2001). Nematoda - free living. In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. 161-174.
additional source	Boyd, S. E.; Rees, H. L.; Richardson, C. A. (2000). Nematodes as Sensitive Indicators of Change at Dredged Material Disposal Sites. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 51: 805–819.
additional source	Jensen, P. (1984). Ecology of benthic and epiphytic nematodes in brackish waters. Hydrobiologia. 108: 201-217.
additional source	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
additional source	Schneider, G. (1927). Dritter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Brackwassernematoden Finnlands. Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 56 (10): 1-24.
additional source	Coomans, A. V. (1989). Overzicht van de vrijlevende nematofauna van België (Nematoda). [The freeliving nematofauna of Belgium: a review.]. In Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.): Invertebraten van België = Invertébrés de Belgique: Verhandelingen van het Symposium "Invertebraten van België" = Comptes rendus du Symposium "Invertébrés de Belgique" = Proceedings of the Symposium "Invertebrates of Belgium". Brussel, 25-26 november 1988. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussel, Belgium. 43-56.
additional source	Jensen, P. (1979). Nematodes from the brackish waters of the southern archipelago of Finland. Benthic species Ann. Zool. Fennici. 16:151-168.
additional source	Schratzberger, M.; Wall, C. M.; Reynolds, W. J.; Reed, J.; Waldock, M. J. (2002). Effects of paint-derived tributyltin on structure of estuarine nematode assemblages in experimental microcosms. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 272(2): 217-235.
additional source	Timm, R. W. (1954). A survey of the marine nematodes of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. The Catholic University of America, Biological Studies. 23: 70pp - A dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
additional source	Schuurmans Stekhoven, J. H. Jr. (1946). Freilebende marine Nematoden des Skagerraks und der Umgebung von Stocklholm. Arkiv för Zoologi. Band 37 A, No 16: 1-91.
additional source	Heip, C.; Herman, R.; Vincx, M. (1983). Subtidal meiofauna of the North Sea: A review. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea. 51: 116-170.
additional source	Gerlach, S. A. (1954). Die freilebenden Nematoden der schleswig-holsteinischen Küsten. Schr. naturw. Ver. Schlesw.-Holst. 27: 44-69.
additional source	Various Authors (2000). Nematode filing cabinet of the Marine Biology Section Ugent - in combination with the NemasLan Ms-Access database (published on CD-Rom, 2000)
ecology source	Soetaert, K.. M. Vinckx, J. Wittoeck & M.Tulkens. (1995). Meiobenthic distribution and nematode community structure in five European estuaries. Hydrobiologia. 311: 185-206.
ecology source	Boufahja, F.; Ismaïly, S.; Beyrem, H. (2015). Experimental evidence of the effects of an antimitotic agent, Colchicine, on a nematode community through a microcosm approach. Cah. Biol. Mar. 39-48.
ecology source	Bhadury, P.; Mondal, N.; Ansari, K. G. M. T.; Philip, P.; Pitale, R.; Prasade, A.; Nagale, P.; Apte, D. (2015). Checklist of free-living marine nematodes from intertidal sites along the central west coast of India. Check List. 11(2): 1605.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Sphaerolaimus balticus Schneider, 1906. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121484